| Deposit ID | 10225627 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M015606 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0410150183 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Iron Mountain Nickel Deposits |
| Alternate or previous names | Iron Mountain Laterite |
| Related records | 10033299 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -124.14728, 42.67041 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1128 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Curry(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ophir Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Port Orford(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cape Blanco(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Rogue(hydrologic unit)
Southern Oregon Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)
Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Curry |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 034 S | 012 W | 05 | NENENE | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Cobalt Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Nickel Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcedony | Unknown |
| Chromite | Unknown |
| Garnierite | Unknown |
| Goethite | Unknown |
| Hematite | Unknown |
| Limonite | Unknown |
| Talc | Unknown |
| Wad | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -124.14728, 42.67041 |
|---|
| Thickness | 2M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 1500M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 200M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 68HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1956 |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | R. J. Nielson |
| Home office | Dist Of Columbia |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410150183 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M015606 | MAS references MRDS |
OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 93, 1977, P. 48.
OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. MISC. PAPER 20, 1978,
P. 48-50.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RECORDS 060,070,080- LATERITIC SOIL COMPOSED OF HYDROUS FE CLAY MINERALS,WAD AND POSS. GAR- NIERITE WITH RESIDUAL QTZ. CHROMITE AND ETC.-RECORD 060 S.G.CALC. FOR A 70/30 ROCK TO S RATIO. RECORD 080 STRIKE= LONGESTDIMENSION OF BODY,DIP DOESN RECORD 130. COVER DESCRIPTION DOES NOT APPLY. MINE CAP EQUIP 140M WORK CAP 20M EXPL0 DEV 0 ACQ 0 LEAD TIME TAILS FROM NI-CO PLANT 136 MT AT 2.87% CR2O3 IS FEED GRAVITY THIS FEED -1/4 INCH SO NO CRUSH +BIN+CONVEY+SCREEN COSTS INC IN CHROMITE CAPITAL COST MADE UP GRAVITY PLANT $387,174. PLU DAY OPERATING EXPENSE $76,010. FOR TOTAL CAPITAL $463,184. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 28-JUL-1992 | Ramp | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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